Correction: The Obesity Epidemic: Biology and Environment Explained
Corrected by Emir Baycan · Full-Stack Developer, Mobile App Builder and Web Platform Founder with expertise in SEO, automation, SaaS, AI visibility, DevOps and scalable digital products
Emir Baycan found something wrong, outdated, or unsupported on this page and proposed a fix. The publisher accepted the correction.
- Role
- Correction
- Publisher
- When Notes Fly
- Topic
- Health
- Status
- Accepted
- Date
- 19 July 2026
The exact change
As of 2020, 42.4% of American adults have obesity.
Based on the 2017-2018 NHANES survey cycle (published 2020), 42.4% of American adults have obesity.
Why this is better
The 42.4% obesity-prevalence figure was correctly cited from the CDC/NCHS NHANES data, but the article mislabeled it as "as of 2020" when 2020 was only the year the report was published. The actual measurement period was the 2017-2018 survey cycle. Fixed in the body (2 mentions), the excerpt, and the FAQ answer about why obesity increased since 1980.
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